Hello to all!
I took these two photos in a nearby rose garden at the beginning of June 2025. In all the previous years I had been there either earlier or later so I had not seen the flower before. It is a single-flowering wild hybrid, I think a Hybrid Moyesii. I would have liked to know the name of the rose, but unfortunately there was no identification plate available. A quick look at Hmf put me on the trail of Eddie’s Juwel? Does anyone have another/better guess? Thanks for help.
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My Eddie’s Crimson this morning - my first guess. Not cane hardy 100% in my garden. I have an Ethos … in back in decline though old - not hardy.
** Edit June 27
erratum: should be EOS by Rhys not Ethos - bloom too small to be your rose in question**
Eddies Crimison
Background red single (tall) … M6910
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The bronze elongated prickled hips seem to be very distinct. Does the foliage have fragrance? What do the flowers smell like?
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I can’t say anything about the smell. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get close enough. David Austin describes the flowers as slightly perfumed.
Both of the Scottish - Canadian Eddie’s Crimson and Jewel roses set hips according to hmf - saw a magnificent one at nursery on Vancouver island now gone commercial or gone. Can’t say l took note of name of rose BBN. Reminded me of huge - but not same scale - Tombstone rose.
Think Eddie created them when in a nursery in British Columbia Canada - latter could be me starting a rumour (doubt it).
If you believe the photos on helpmefind looks like Jewel not a true single. Crimson is in my garden (img).
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RikuHelin, many thanks for your important note! It is a true single, so I would agree that this rose is much more Eddie’s Crimson.
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Maybe that’s R. moyesii itself.
From my point of view, the leaves of R. moyesii are smaller and somewhat differently shaped. The distance between the leaflet pairs is greater. (see the two attached photos) I also remember the flowers of the rose in question being somewhat larger. Unfortunately, the flowering period is already over. On my next visit I will try to get hold of a leaf somehow. Then a comparison will be easier. Thanks anyway!
Same point of view from looking at the one in my yard. Suffers from not hardy.
Sold as geranium, nope, pink, not red blooms.
Likely R. Moyessi “ the pink”. Not ur ? Rose ?
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Hi RikuHelin,unfortunately, I have not yet seen ‘Geranium’ yet. It makes an open bush with few rather stiff stems up to 2,5m high. The foliage is rather delicate light green, as are the stems. The hips of R. moyesii have usually green sepals. Maybe that’s useful, but maybe you already know these details.
(source: book Roses, Roger Philipps & Martyn Rix)
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